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ABOUT MARK HILL :

Mark is an author, publisher, TV presenter, and the leading specialist dealer in postwar Czechoslovakian glass. He has been an expert on the BBC Antiques Roadshow since 2007, and co-presented four primetime TV shows on antiques, collecting and interiors for BBC2, including two series of Collectaholics. Mark lectures widely and is an Arts Society (NADFAS) accredited lecturer, a member of The British Antiques Dealers’ Association, and a Freeman of the City of London.

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I adore chilled white wine on a hot day. And nothi

I adore chilled white wine on a hot day. And nothing can beat using a tool that has opened thousands of bottles (and conversations!) across two centuries. Delighted to find this fabulously battered Henshall-type straight pull corkscrew from around 1820 @cambsantiques today for £10. Functional, and it shows that those Georgians sure knew how to drink! Imagine the gossip this old dear has heard!

The Georgian box and the drag queen. Painstakingly

The Georgian box and the drag queen. Painstakingly painted for hours, used for decades, treasured for centuries, bought for less than the cost of a round of drinks - and then lost and found in mere minutes. I wonder what the original Georgian owner would have thought?! Read the short story on my blog. Link in bio.

Super grateful for this incredibly kind gift from

Super grateful for this incredibly kind gift from a dear friend this evening. I can’t wait to read about Channon’s adventures, especially given quotes such as "Lady xxxx is showing her age, she looked like a ferret who had gone wild in a Cartier shop" 😂

That’s the way to do it! Tune into this Sunday’s @bbcantiquesroadshow at 7pm on 23rd May 2021 to see what this is all about, and much, much more!!
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Photo by and with thanks to @bbcantiquesroadshow

Loving the 80s vibes of Le Clip watches, designed

Loving the 80s vibes of Le Clip watches, designed by Michel Jordi in 1986. They’re harder to find than I thought, but my collection is slowly growing...

I love studio glass. I have a fair few wonderful p

I love studio glass. I have a fair few wonderful pieces in my collection where little is known about who made them. So I’m putting my research hat on for a small series of blog posts about Lost Studio Glass Artists. Up first - William Warehall. Link in bio.

Inuit, or Inu-not? My conundrum for a rainy day. A

Inuit, or Inu-not? My conundrum for a rainy day. A large curving lump of dark green steatite/soapstone that has clearly been ‘worked’ and has a presumably intentionally pock-marked, partially polished surface. A hole through the middle, and a semi-circle and two lines like an abstract frowning fanged mouth on a squared-off ‘head’. What do you think?

Gilbert and George. First exhibition of the year.

Gilbert and George. First exhibition of the year. Five months into the year...
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(And, yes, I did buy a set of the signed posters.)

Pictures I Pass On Our Stairs V. This original lit

Pictures I Pass On Our Stairs V. This original lithograph or linocut print by Peggy Angus fell out of an old copy of @granta_magazine I had bought in a charity shop a few years ago. It was a ‘free gift’ inside the 6th March 1954 issue and I often wonder how many survived. I had it framed and hung it on the wall of the stairs down to my office. I’m very fond of her work, wallpaper too. She was a fascinating, industrious artist who is often described as a ‘romantic revolutionary’. This reminds me of lazy Sunday afternoons spent in a pub.

Photography day. Excited and elated to work with m

Photography day. Excited and elated to work with my photographer colleague Jeremy after a few years. Plenty of great work done today, so new stock will be on my site across the next month or two...

I’ve waited months for this! A return visit to o

I’ve waited months for this! A return visit to one of my favourite bookshops - Marcus Campbell Art Books, near Tate Modern. I always find delights I didn’t know I needed. And I always need them when I find them. Today, ‘Dress’, a history of changing fashions by James Laver, published in 1950. The cover, by F. Quilter, is lovely but Laver was a fascinating man responsible for making the history of fashion reputable, ‘Laver’s Law’, and much more @vamuseum.

Scary sculpture? Actually, Arctic art! Read my new

Scary sculpture? Actually, Arctic art! Read my new blog post about a strange sculpture by important Inuit artist John Kavik. Link in bio.

Really excited about this! Tune in to hear Margare

Really excited about this! Tune in to hear Margaret and I cross the Atlantic to share our experiences, stories, tips - and laughs too! See you there!

An unusual yet typical, early piece of pioneering

An unusual yet typical, early piece of pioneering glass artist Sam Herman’s studio glass just sold at auction for £2,020 including premium! My prediction that Sam’s star will rapidly rise further is becoming true, prices at this level are no longer unusual. But I still think it has much further to rise...get in soon...

I’m going ‘In The Spotlight’! See you just a

I’m going ‘In The Spotlight’! See you just after lunch on Tuesday at 2pm GMT - join us!

Pictures I pass on our stairs IV...I got these two

Pictures I pass on our stairs IV...I got these two small unsigned oil paintings of the backs of terraced houses as part payment for a job I did a while back. At the time, I liked the choice of the backs of houses and that there are no people in them - both are fairly unusual for town or city scenes. Now, deserted villages, towns and cities are the way things are. Looking forward to a return to these painted scenes looking unusual to my eye and feeling unusual to my mind. Nearly there - hopefully. 😊

My collection is a bit of a patchwork, and one pie

My collection is a bit of a patchwork, and one piece is exactly that - a patchwork. “Lunar-Ticks’ Picnic” was made in 1965 by an 82 year old called Miss Elizabeth Allen, whose work was once praised by Patrick Heron and exhibited alongside paintings by Alfred Wallis. Read the fascinating story of a lost textile artist on my blog. Link in bio.

1980s Aztec woe!! Found lurking at the bottom of a

1980s Aztec woe!! Found lurking at the bottom of a stock box. A 1980s Reducta Aztec-inspired wall mask, with copper, gold and silver glazes. Super, super fragile and super, super rare. I know the Lindsey B style examples, but I’d never seen this design before I bought it years ago. And I’ve not seen another since...

First dose. So grateful. The development and roll-

First dose. So grateful. The development and roll-out are both truly awesome achievements. Thank you to everyone involved. It almost brought a tear to my eye. The light at the end of the tunnel draws closer.

Hunched over my laptop! But hunched more than most

Hunched over my laptop! But hunched more than most. The Georgian dining chair I use as my office chair was in serious need of reupholstery - and reupholstery that considered my body and the chair’s use today. But how can comfort and correctness be balanced? @antoniaclaregrant.frsa had the answer! Add a perfectly plump removeable cushion. Full story on my blog, link in bio...

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